How To Fix AP146 - Budget categories are not defined for program type &1

AP146 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AP - Investment program messages

• Message number: 146

• Message text: Budget categories are not defined for program type &1

What causes this issue?

It is specified in the program definition of capital investment program
&V2&/&V3& that you wish to use budget categories.
However, capital investment program &V2&/&V3& belongs to program type
&V1&. There are <ZH>no</> budget categories defined in Customizing for
this program type.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Define budget categories for program type &V1& in Customizing, or
check whether budget categories are really needed in this investment
program.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AP146 - Budget categories are not defined for program type &1 ?

  The SAP error message AP146, which states "Budget categories are not defined for program type &1," typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly when working with budgetary control in Public Sector Management (PSM) or similar modules.
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that the system is unable to find the necessary budget categories associated with the specified program type (denoted by &1). This can happen for several reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The budget categories for the specified program type have not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Program Type: The program type being referenced may not be correctly set up or may not exist in the configuration.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in the data entry where the program type is incorrectly specified.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP for budget categories and program types.
  Ensure that the budget categories are defined